MEDUSA PRO BOX /W EMMC SUPPORT & JTAG PIN FINDER

Medusa PRO Box is a professional phone flashing and mobile unlocking tool that lets you work with a wide range of Samsung, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, ZTE and other mobile devices through JTAG, USB and MMC interfaces.

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History of Changes

December 01 2016
Uploaded "Live logs" for most supported devices in to the Support Area.
Added support via USB for Lenovo S856, Huawei G6-L11, Huawei G620-A2 and
support for Samsung SM-J500H, LG H788, LG H343 via eMMC.

Uploaded "Live logs" (software logs with the information about correct device data connection) for most supported devices in to the Support Area. "Live logs" will be useful for checking correctness of your device connection - just compare log of connection operation of your device with "Live log" from the Support Area.

Added more detailed operations’ logging

All pinouts and repair procedures described in the manual ("Help" button in the software)

Released Box firmware v.1.14. In this firmware version fixed Read/Write operations for Hynix and old Samsung eMMC flash chips. Also improved connection procedure for 4-bit Bus Mode and improved stability

Firmware of Medusa Pro Box has been updated! To update the firmware, please connect the box and only then run the Software. Also you can update box firmware via “Update Box Firmware” button at “Welcome” tab in Software.

All pinouts and Repair procedures are described in Software manuals ("Help" button in Software).

All pinouts and repair procedures are described in software manuals ("Help" button in Software).

October 11 2016
With this Software update we are glad to present new advanced features and support of new devices. By your numerous requests, we have released feature of repairing devices, which are based on MediaTek CPUs using scatter! Also added new eMMC functional - «Boot partition enabled» and for Samsung eMMC flash chips - «Remove write protect» and «eMMC geometry edit». In addition, added support for new Samsung, LG, Lenovo, Alcatel and Oppo devices.

Medusa PRO Software v.1.2.1 Release Notes:

Added «Repair devices based on MediaTek CPU's using scatter» feature!
With this feature you can repair different devices via eMMC, which are based on MediaTek CPUs.
Old and new scatter formats are supported.
To repair such devices, you should perform the next steps:

Solder the necessary eMMC wires

Connect the device

Go to «Factory Repair» tab in the Software

Press «Repair devices based on MediaTek CPU's using scatter» button

Select proper scatter and necessary files

Press «Write partitions» button

Device repair is done

If eMMC chip is damaged, you can replace it to similar Samsung eMMC chip.
You should have CID and know properties (Boot1, Boot2, RPMB partitions’ sizes) of eMMC, which you want to replace.

Box firmware has been updated! To update firmware, it is necessary to connect the Box and only then run the Software

Please pay attention! As you may have noticed, there is a minor issue with early Medusa PRO boxes firmware update. Non-updatable boxes are covered with warranty and entitled for replacement by authorized resellers. It will be not possible to use new eMMC feature («eMMC geometry edit», «Boot partition enable», «Remove write protect») without updating Box firmware!

September 15 2016
We have added support for LG G5 SE, LG G Slylo, LG Transpyre and Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime!
Also, we have uploaded new SRF (Smart Repair File) for LG LS996, based on ZV7 firmware version.

All pinouts and Repair procedures are described in Software manuals ("Help" button in the Software).

Note: after Phone Repair operation, you need to re-flash the phone with any suitable for Sony devices servicing tool that uses original Sony loaders (with Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software, for example).

Also note: after Phone Repair procedure, your phone will have "00000000000000" IMEI and will be locked; to perform Unlock / Repair IMEI use Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software.

All pinouts and Repair procedures are described in Software manuals ("Help" button in the Software).

Note: after Phone Repair operation, you need to re-flash the phone with any suitable for Sony devices servicing tool that uses original Sony loaders (with Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software, for example).

Also note: after Phone Repair procedure, your phone will have "00000000000000" IMEI and will be locked; to perform Unlock / Repair IMEI use Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software.

All pinouts and Repair procedures are described in Software manuals ("Help" button in the Software).

Note: after Phone Repair operation, you need to re-flash the phone with any suitable for Sony devices servicing tool that uses original Sony loaders (with Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software, for example).

Also note: after Phone Repair procedure, your phone will have "00000000000000" IMEI and will be locked; to perform Unlock / Repair IMEI use Octopus/Octoplus Suite Software.

Updated pinout pictures (RESET pin was located and added) for LG CU720 and LG TU720.

Added Software manuals for supported phones.

Repair and Full Flash files were uploaded to support area.

Released some improvements to the main software.

Description

Medusa PRO Box is a professional phone flashing and mobile unlocking tool that lets you work with a wide range of Samsung, Huawei, LG, Motorola, Siemens, Sony Ericsson, Vodafone, ZTE and other mobile devices through JTAG, USB and MMC interfaces. The main intended purpose of Medusa PRO Box is repairing dead boots of the devices (mobile phones, PDAs, modems, etc.) or these devices recovery, until they become fully operational. Medusa PRO Box Software is a windows application for Medusa PRO Box, provides convenient interface for end user.

Built-in Partition Manager
Now you can edit and save required for your work partitions, this leads to convenient and easy way to service devices. In addition, with Partition Manager you may open Full Flash file in binary format, edit it and write it back to the device.

Built-in Smart-Repair-File Constructor with Partition Manager for creating custom SRFs
SRF file could be taken from the device or read out from Full Flash file in binary format. This feature allows the user (without developer’s assistance) add devices to the list of supported models, which are not officially supported yet. User will be allowed to upload that custom SRF file into separate section of Support Zone for further analysis by developers. If custom SRF file would be recognized as a legitimate and correct, name (or nickname) of the author will be presented in the following update. Thus, user has been given the opportunity to participate in the development of Medusa PRO and became known in certain circles.

Built-in Download manager
Allows you to download files directly from the software.